1. Partnership principle and multi-level governance in ESIF
Kai Böhme
Brussels April 2015

2. Study for DG REGIO Application of Code of Conduct in PAs and OPs
All OPs including ERDF funding
Document analysis
Online survey
Interviews
Draft Final Report November 2015
Final Report January 2016

3. Survey respondents Online survey in 23 languages Responses covering
28 MS
214 OPs
489 qualified responses
24 % MAs
15 % Local authorities
12 % Regional authorities
11 % National authorities
7 % Civil Society
5 % Social Partners
5 % Business Associations
3 % Education & Research Sector

4. As compared to 2007-2013 Code of Conduct well appreciated initiative
More transparent selection of partners
Improved stakeholder involvement
Improved legal basis for partnership
preliminary survey data

5. PA - Partnership Based on existing partnerships or a pre-selection
Selection process generally perceived as transparent
Largely good balancing of partnerships
In population terms some partners missing
preliminary survey data

6. PA – Stakeholder involvement
preliminary survey data

7. PA – Stakeholder involvement
preliminary survey data

8. PA – Stakeholder involvement
preliminary survey data

9. PA – Participation process
Generally timing seems to be OK
Coordination body more positive
preliminary survey data

10. PA – Benefits and challenges
preliminary survey data

11. OP – Partnership
Stakeholder selection mainly based on past partnerships
Largely good balancing of partnerships
MAs consider partnership more balanced than partners
preliminary survey data

12. OP - Stakeholder involvement
18%
29%
preliminary survey data
11%
33%

13. OP - Stakeholder involvement
preliminary survey data

14. OP – Participation process
preliminary survey data

15. OP – Benefits and challenges
preliminary survey data

16. OP - Implementation phase

17. Conclusions & next steps
Improvement since
Overall positive picture in the survey
Interviews more critical
Final analysis of survey
Analysis of documents
Analysis of interviews
Drafting of national reports
Drafting of overall analysis

18. Dr Kai Böhme
SWECO